Sorry if I have offended anyone with this rash statement, but I feel the need to save the nation from this fashion catastrophe before it gets out of control.

It was about a month ago when one of my male colleagues made an off-the-cuff comment about him wearing UGGs.

I couldn't believe my ears, obviously I assumed he was joking so after making my opinion on the matter crystal clear - telling him not to be such an idiot - I thought it best to let it go and try to put the notion to the back of my mind.

After a series of horrific nightmares - well, actually just one where my boyfriend arrived at my house sporting none other than a pair of the fluffy beige boots - I did forget about the whole thing.

That was until the other day...

Who would have thought such an innocent stop at a petrol station could have turned out so badly?

Getting out of my car at 7.20am on a Monday morning to feed my Nissan Figaro, I was understandably in a bit of a daze.

But unfortunately not dazed enough to miss the UGG-wearing male climbing out of the white van next to me.

I rubbed my eyes and did a double take, but no, I wasn't seeing things.

At the bottom of his muscular legs were a pair of the famous Aussie boots and to make matters worse he had his jeans tucked into them.

Goodness knows how I refrained from confronting him there and then but I just wanted to get away as quickly as possible.

It is not that I don’t think men should experiment with fashion as much as women, nor am I against sexes sharing fashion ideas, like cardigans or waistcoats.

But UGG boots? Aren’t most men’s feet big enough already? Why would they feel the need to wear boots so that they resemble a yeti? In fact I didn’t even know they came in sizes that big...